Shloka 10

Devanagari script

धृतराष्ट्रने पूछा--विदुर! पाण्डवलोग यहाँ जो भिन्न-भिन्न प्रकारकी चेष्टाएँ करते हुए यात्रा कर रहे हैं, उसका क्या रहस्य है, यह बताओ। वे क्‍यों इस प्रकार जा रहे हैं? ।।

Transliteration

vidura uvāca | nikṛtasya api te punaḥ traihate rājye dhaneṣu ca | na dharmāc calate buddhir dharmarājasya dhīmataḥ ||

Translation

ヴィドゥラは言った。「大王よ、たとえ御子らが欺きの振る舞いをなし、パーンダヴァたちが王国と財宝のすべてを奪われたとしても、明哲なるダルマラージャ・ユディシュティラの心はダルマから逸れない。傷つけられ、失い尽くしてなお、その決意は正しさに深く根を下ろしている。」

Word by Word

• निकृतस्य: of one who has acted deceitfully / of the deceitful act
• निकृतस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निकृत (कृदन्त; नि+कृ)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अपि: even, although
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• ते: of you (your)
• ते: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (युष्मद्)
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• पुनः: again, further
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• हृते: when taken away / in the state of being taken away
• हृते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृत (कृदन्त; √हृ)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• राज्ये: in the kingdom
• राज्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• धनेषु: in (their) riches/wealths
• धनेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• धर्मात्: from dharma
• धर्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• चलते: deviates, moves away
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चल्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

• बुद्धिः: mind, understanding
• बुद्धिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मराजस्य: of Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मराजस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• धीमतः: of the wise/intelligent one
• धीमतः: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vidura
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Pāṇḍavas
• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Kauravas (implied: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True dharma is tested under loss and injustice; Yudhiṣṭhira’s greatness lies in not letting deceit and dispossession shake his commitment to righteousness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra asks Vidura why the Pāṇḍavas are acting and traveling in unusual ways after being wronged; Vidura explains that despite being cheated of kingdom and wealth, Yudhiṣṭhira remains unwavering in dharma.